Garment hanger



April 29 1947.

J. L. MACK s GARMENT HANGER Filed March 20, 1946 INVENTOR. JO/ZfZ [.Mac%, 5/ Q Patented Apr. 29, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application March 20, 1946, Serial No. 655,756

3 Claims. 1

The present invention relates to garment hangers and has for its main object the provision of a hanger of an improved novel construction.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of a hanger including an oblong bar, with clamping means cooperating with each end thereof, for clamping therein a garment.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of a hanger including an oblong bar, with a leaf cooperating with each end thereof, with a spring aflixed to the outer ends of said bar and each leaf for maintaining the outer ends of each leaf in a spaced relation with the bar, and with the inner ends thereof in contact with the bar, for facilitating the insertion of garment between the bar and the leaves and for efficient clamping of the garment therebetween.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this application, and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the garment hanger constructed in accordance with the present invention; v

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary top elevational view thereof; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the present drawing there is shown therein an oblong bar Ill, from the center of which hook I I upwardly projects, by means of which garment hanger may be suspended upon hook, clothes rack, etc.

Cooperating with each end of said bar I!) is a clamping leaf I2, substantially of the same width as said bar I0, and provided with tapering and outwardly deflected ends I3. The outer ends of said leaves I2 are straight and alined with the ends of said bar I and normally in a spaced relation therewith as is seen in Figs. 2 and 3.

Associated with each end of bar I0 and its ccoperating leaf I2 is a resilient, metallic clamping spring I4, of a substantially oval formation on horizontal plane. The ends of said spring l4 approach each other and are imbedded within the outer faces of said bar Ill and of each leaf I2, as at I5, so that the outer faces of the ends of said springs l4 remain flush with the given faces of said bar I0 and leaves [2.

Extended transversely of said bar In and the adjacent cooperating end of said spring I4 and through the adjacent cooperating leaf I2 and the opposite end of said spring l4 are rivets I6, which are in an opposed mutual relation. Each of said rivets has an outer head I! contacting the outer faces of the ends of spring I 4, and inner flattened heads l8 contacting inner faces of said bar I 0 and cooperating leaf I 2, as is clearly seen in Figs. 2 and 3.

Said spring I4 is so constructed that when no garment is placed between said bar I0 and leaves I2, the outer ends of said leaves I2 remain in a spaced relation with said bar I 0, and each leaf I2 remains in an angular relation with said bar In, each leaf l2 contacting with bar I0 adjacent the inner end of each leaf I2, at point I9.

In order to insert a garment, such as ends of trousers, between bar Ill and leaves I 2, the same is shifted longitudinally of bar I0 and towards its ends, and below the outwardly flaring inner ends of leaves I2, so as to place the garment substantially coextensively with the entire length of said bar I0. Thu-s the garment is shifted between each pair of inner heads I8 of each cooperating pair of rivets I6, said heads l8 exerting pressure upon the garment by action of spring l4. Of course pressure is likewise exerted upon the garment by the entire leaf I2. When the garment is within the space between bar I0 and leaves I2, leaves I 2 will remain in a substantially parallel relation with bar It], clamping the garment therebetween and pressing the same towards bar Ill, due to the clamping action of spring I, for retaining the garment within the hanger.

The outwardly flaring ends I3 of each leaf I2 may also be manually grasped at in order to shift said leaf I2 away from bar l0 and against the tensioning action of spring M for facilitating the insertion of garment between said bar I0 and leaf I2.

While there is described herein a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a bar, a leaf associated with each end of said bar, and a resilient spring, the body portion of said spring being of substantially annular formation extending beyond the adjacent ends of said bar and its respective cooperating leaf, the ends of said spring being imbedded within the outer faces of said bar and of the cooperating leaf, each spring being so constructed as to maintain the outer end of each leaf in a spaced relation with said bar and with the inner end of each leaf in contact therewith.

2. A garment hanger comprising a bar, a leaf associated with each end of said bar, a resilient spring, the body portion of said spring being of substantially annular formation extending beyond the adjacent ends of said bar and its respec- 3 tive cooperating leaf, the ends of said spring being imbedded within the outer faces of said bar and of the cooperating leaf, each spring being so constructed as to maintain the outer end of each leaf in a spaced relation with said bar and. with the inner end of each leaf in contact therewith, and alined rivets passed through the ends of said spring and the adjacent ends of said bar bar and of the cooperating leaf, each spring being so constructed as to maintain the outer end of each leaf in a spaced relation with said bar and with the inner end of eachleaf in contact therewith.

JOHN L. MACK, SR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 422,059 Nichols Feb. 25, 1890 854,420 Holmer May 21, 1907 2,171,680 'Baugh Sept. 5, 1939 2,210,184 Sitter Aug. 6, 1940 2,238,519 Drake Apr. 15, 1941 

